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Deborah Chalmers

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Deborah Chalmers is a London-based musician, specialising in violin and viola, and in traditional folk music.
Violinist
London
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Deborah is a violinist and violist specialising in English folk music. She trained in viola and Baroque viola at Birmingham Conservatoire, before returning to her first love of traditional music, song and dance. She is a member of Stepling, a band performing English music, step-dance, song and percussion. She also plays for a number of function bands, performing at barn dances and ceilidhs across the UK. Deborah has played with Folk Dance Remixed, a dance company combining traditional dance with hip hop and street dance styles, with recent performances at Car Fest, the Southbank's Festival of Love and Glasgow's Commonwealth Games Festival. Deborah records on a regular basis for a number of people, including The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra of which she is a member, and composer/arranger/producer Joe Rodwell. She has provided pop strings on various recordings for artists such as Katy Shotter and Jim Bob, as well as playing for several film scores. Deborah teaches music, song and dance regularly for The English Folk Dance and Song Society, as well as on a freelance basis for various workshop series, festivals and music services.

Musicianship
Genres:
Folk, Pop, Ceillidh, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Acoustic, Scottish music
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Event types:
Private event, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Corporate event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Burns night
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Other skills:
Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Animateur
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